Yi-Fang Lee

• National Taiwan Normal University

With the rise of digital technologies, digital learning (DL) has created new opportunities and challenges for traditional education. This book aims to: (1) strengthen the mutual understanding and connection between Taiwan and other countries with high digital competitiveness in promoting DL in primary and secondary schools, so as to facilitate the...

This chapter aims to compare the contexts, features, trends, and issues of digital learning (DL) in K-12 education among 11 high-digital-competitiveness countries. Based on the country-specific reports in previous chapters, the following findings about DL are presented: (1) Most countries claim to be in the second stage of digital transformation (d...

Not a great deal is known about what study skills are essential for success in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics' disciplines, particularly in information technology (IT) and computer science (CS) programs in the technical and vocational education (TVE) in Taiwanese higher education. Since TVE accounts for more than half of the...

Aiming to identify the status and trends in STEM education in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, this paper summarizes the findings of STEM education from the following five highly competitive APAC countries-Canada (CA), Hong Kong SAR (HK), Singapore (SG), Taiwan (TW), and the United States of America (USA). After that, a cross-country comparison is m...

The quantity and quality of talented individuals in STEM (science/S, technology/T, engineering/E and mathematics/M) fields contribute to a nation’s overall competitiveness. Taiwan and many countries around the world are vigorously promoting the training of STEM professionals and the enhancement of STEM literacy for all as one of the key education o...

Surveys are frequently employed in needs assessment to collect information about gaps (the needs) in what is and what should be conditions. Double-scale Likert-type instruments are routinely used for this purpose. Although in accord with the discrepancy definition of need, the quality of such measures is being questioned to the point of suggesting...

This chapter summarizes the findings of STEM education from the 10 highly competitive countries in the previous chapters. A cross-country comparison is made concerning the aspects of STEM education background, current status, as well as the trends and issues. Several conclusions are generated as follows: (1) The supply and demand of the STEM-skille...

Knowledge sharing is an essential approach to creative problem solving in technology firms, but few studies have considered the information system integration service industry. To address this gap, drawing on the micro-ecology theory, we developed a research model to explore the mediating role of four types of knowledge sharing (i.e., automatic res...

The influence of augmented feedback and self-estimation of errors on the welding skill learning of vocational high school students was the focus of this study. A quasi-experimental research design was utilized by randomly assigning two classes of car repair students to an experimental group and a control group. Each participant had 9 practice trial...

Depletion of resources and climate change are important factors impacting sustainable development. Energy education, as part of education for sustainable development, is considered an efficient way to raise students’ awareness of environmental protection and energy saving. This study aimed at understanding the energy literacy of high school student...

Taiwan and more than 20 other countries/political entities in the Indo-Pacific Region are located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Regardless of economic development or strategic geography, they all play a pivotal role in the global deployment. How they develop talents by means of technical and vocational education (TVE) has drawn Ta...

This chapter summarizes the findings of the technical and vocational education (TVE) from the 10 countries presented in the previous chapters. A cross-country comparison is made concerning the aspects of the TVE profile, the status of TVE, as well as the trends and issues. Several conclusions and similarities were identified as follows: (1) Most of...

In 1997, the Industrial Technology Education Association of Taiwan (ITEA-Taiwan) hosted the 1997 International Conference on Technology Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICTE) in Taipei. The ICTE constitution was signed and the Association-to-Association mode was formed at that conference. This mode has provided the technology educators in the...

技職教育是達成個人職涯發展、經濟成長及社會公平等理想的重要推手，國內技職教育體制多元且複雜，相關的課題、政策與實務面向廣泛且相互影響，有賴持續辨認其中的重要課題，並據此提出對策和採取行動，以期掌握決策之關鍵。因此，本研究主要目的在釐清當前技職教育的重要課題，及評估技職教育政策重要性；研究方法採用文件分析法、模糊得懷術及層級分析法，邀請13位技職教育領域產、官、學、研界代表組成專家小組參與模糊得懷術及層級分析法問卷調查，得到下列結論：（1）當前技職教育重要課題層面寬廣，涵蓋政策、制度、師資、課程、教學、及產學連結等面向；（2）在各面向中，政策課題最亟待解決，尤以制定端與學校端之間未能相互了解，及缺乏中長程政策指引等問題為甚；（3）教學相關的重要課題數量居多，與業界連結及教學品質提升亟待強化；（...

The technology education (TE) and technology teacher education (TTE) from eight countries/areas in the Asia-Pacific Region (APAC) are presented in the former eight chapters of this book. This chapter summarizes the TE profile, the state-of-the-art of TTE, and the challenges and innovations of TTE presented in these chapters. Similar trends and uniq...

This entry provides definitions and sample statements of need and then presents a model for conducting assessments. Next it explores the origins of needs assessment up to the present day with a rationale for such work. Finally, it summarizes several needs‐based studies with ties to anthropological thinking and then provides a concluding note.

本研究目的在發展一份適用於我國國中生的能源素養量表，以評估國三(九年級)學生對於能源基本且必要之認知、態度與行為表現情形。研究者採用DeWaters等人編製的「中學生能源素養問卷」為藍本，和國中資深教師及能源領域專家共同研議及修訂後，經預試與正式施測程序確認題項內容的適切性。預試階段取樣九年級學生，共獲398份有效問卷，經探索性因素分析、信度分析及Rasch模式進行項目反應分析後，刪除配適不佳的題目；另外針對認知構面編製四個平行版本，以降低學生填答負荷。正式施測階段有效樣本數為1,242，分別進行驗證性因素分析及複核效化檢驗。結果顯示本研究發展之能源素養量表包含能源認知、態度與行為等三個構面，具有良好的信度與效度，題項精簡、有效，可作為評估國中學生能源素養的適切工具，且認知構面有平行版本可供...

Energy literacy that can empower people to make thoughtful decisions and take responsible actions is more important as energy shortages have become pressing issues in the world. Energy literacy was measured among a sample of 2400 secondary students involved in a national energy education program in Taiwan. Response patterns related to student backg...

A list of evaluator competencies (Stevahn, King, Ghere, & Minnema, 2005) was adapted to fit the Taiwanese context by Lee, Altschuld, & Lee (2012). It was studied as to how it generalized to a large sample in Taiwan. Likert and Fuzzy surveys with needs assessment formats (importance and competence) were mailed via random assignment to two groups of...

Training is critical for the growth of the evaluation profession as more qualified and competent individuals will be required to meet the increased demand for evaluation. This paper deals with the training needs of professionals and is based on a part of a study on the status and challenges of educational program evaluation in the Asia-Pacific regi...

Essential evaluator competencies as identified by Stevahn, King, Ghere, and Minnema (2005) were studied in regard to how well they generalize to an Asian (Taiwan) context. A fuzzy Delphi survey with two iterations was used to collect data from 12 experts. While most competencies fit Taiwan, there were a number of unique ones. A complete set of resu...

While educational program evaluation has become more important in recent years because of increasing governmental demands for accountability, little is known about the development of and issues in regard to this topic in the Asia-Pacific region. The findings from a Delphi study conducted in a number of relevant countries are provided in this articl...

The retention rates for African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native-Americans in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are lower than those of White or Asian college students. In response, the National Science Foundation formed statewide partnerships of universities to develop programs to address this disparity. The deliberations an...

Although the Delphi is widely used, research on certain methodological issues is somewhat limited. After a brief introduction to the strengths, limitations, and methodological challenges of the technique, we share our experiences (as well as problems encountered) with an electronic Delphi of educational program evaluation (EPE) in the Asia-Pacific...

Needs assessment (NA) is generally based on the discrepancy between two conditions-the desired and present states. To date, there has not been an extensive research regarding a number of subtle problems in discrepancy analysis. One such example is missing data for one or both the two states. This leads to highly varied item n's for calculating disc...

The participation of diverse groups is advocated for planning and implementing needs assessment (NA) procedures. While the involvement of varied constituencies is important, obtaining it requires more effort from the needs assessor and therefore is less commonly employed [Witkin, B.R. (1994). Needs assessment since 1981: The state of the practice....

The college retention rates for underrepresented minorities (URM) in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) are lower than other groups. One reason may be that the studies often do not view premature departure from a cultural perspective. This exploratory investigation focused on developing an instrument that employed a cultural pe...

Increased enrollment has not produced more degrees for minorities in the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics disciplines. Although there are a variety of reasons for students not persisting, a number of students undoubtedly change majors or drop out due to loss of interest. This study focused solely on interest and interaction variable...